US Plant Patent PP13787

Kercan

Petunia plant named ‘Kercan’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 17, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP13787
Filed: January 17, 2002
Granted: May 6, 2003
Expires: January 17, 2022
Inventor: KERLEY PRISCILLA G

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Kercan’, characterized by its outwardly spreading, cascading and uniform plant habit; compact growth habit; early flowering habit; numerous large double flowers that are red purple in color; and good garden performance.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Kercan’, as illustrated and described.

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